Chapter 67: The Unlucky One… Is Me?!

Chapter 67: The Unlucky One… Is Me?!

After retrieving his martial soul, Ye Cheng lifted the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda in his left hand, activating its immense power.

In an instant, a brilliant glaze of radiant light burst forth, illuminating everything within a ten meter radius and driving away the oppressive darkness, lighting up the path ahead.

ROAR!!!

A deep, guttural tiger's roar echoed through the air, sounding at the exact moment the Nine Treasures Light appeared.

Hearing the thunderous roar, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing instinctively moved closer to Ye Cheng, seeking his protection.

Moments later

A powerful gust of wind swept through the area!

Ye Cheng stood firm, holding the nine tiered pagoda, its divine radiance forming a protective domain, creating an absolute safe zone around them.

BOOM!

A massive black shadow descended from the sky, slamming into the ground with an earth shattering impact.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing finally saw the beast behind the terrifying roar.

Before them stood a colossal black tiger.

Its entire body was pure black, devoid of any other colors.

Its crimson eyes radiated a sinister aura, exuding boundless malice.

The beast was over eight meters long, with muscles rippling across its frame, brimming with explosive power.

On its forehead, the typical "王" (King) mark was also black, but unlike its fur, this blackness had an ominous, fog like quality, as did the dark stripes covering its body.

But what truly set it apart was its tail

Unlike ordinary tiger type soul beasts, this one had a much longer tail, which stood upright, composed of countless bone segments, ending in a massive hooked barb, glowing with an eerie ghostly sheen.

"This tiger…" Zhu Zhuqing muttered, unable to contain her shock.

Some of its features bore an uncanny resemblance to the future version of her martial soul as revealed in the past Future Video.

"Brother, what exactly is this big tiger?" Ning Rongrong looked at Ye Cheng with curiosity, eager for an explanation.

Ye Cheng smiled inwardly. Time to show off his knowledge again.

"Do you both remember the Future Video from before?" Ye Cheng asked.

"Yes," Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing nodded.

"At that time, out of curiosity, I secretly observed Zhuqing's martial soul and discovered that it was not the same as the one shown in the future. At first, I was puzzled so much so that I even thought I had mistaken her for someone else."

"But later, when I carefully examined the unique traits of the future version of her martial soul, it reminded me of a soul beast I had encountered in my youth."

"I only caught a glimpse of it from a distance before I was forced to flee in disgrace."

"Since the Future Video confirmed that Zhuqing would one day become my disciple, it was inevitable that I would seek ways to improve her talent. That's when I realized my future self must have brought her here to hunt this soul beast!"

Ye Cheng then turned his gaze toward the monstrous black tiger, his voice steady as he introduced it to the two girls:

"This soul beast is called the Dark Devil Evil Tiger."

"According to legend, it was originally a White Tiger, but after being corrupted by the Evil God, its light attributes transformed into dark attributes. The mutation granted it black wings of corruption and a venomous, scorpion like tail hook the Evil God Hook."

"In the Future Video, your martial soul was called Dark Devil Evil Cat, and you even possessed spirit bones for Corrupt Wings and the Evil God Hook."

"These features perfectly match the characteristics of the Dark Devil Evil Tiger."

"So, without a doubt my future self must have hunted this beast for you!"

Ning Rongrong's eyes widened. "Brother, is this soul beast very powerful?"

Ye Cheng nodded solemnly.

"Yes. Very powerful."

"Typically, any soul beast can theoretically become a human's martial soul but not the Dark Devil Evil Tiger. It is an exception."

"Because its nature isn't just darkness. It carries the Evil God's ultimate corruption, something no human body can endure."

"If we were to classify it on the martial soul ranking scale…"

"Then this soul beast is on the same level as the Six Winged Angel!"

"The Six Winged Angel level?!"

Both Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing gasped in shock.

They knew that Spirit Hall possessed a legendary martial soul, the Six Winged Angel, a divine inheritance passed down from the gods themselves.

If the Dark Devil Evil Tiger could rival it in rank…

They couldn't even begin to imagine what that meant.

ROAR!!!

At that moment, the colossal Dark Devil Evil Tiger locked its blood red eyes onto them.

Letting out a low growl, it slowly raised a massive paw and began stalking toward them.

Ye Cheng still hadn't revealed his spirit rings he was merely holding up the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda, using its divine light to counteract the beast's domain.

Sensing intruders within its domain, the Dark Devil Evil Tiger naturally rushed over.

However

As it stepped closer, its eyes finally took in Ye Cheng's face…

And the nine tiered glowing pagoda in his hand…

And in that moment

Its entire tiger body went stiff.

Right then, in the Dark Devil Evil Tiger's mind, memories of the recent Future Videos surfaced.

Especially that human girl, Zhu Zhuqing.

At the time, it had found her martial soul "interesting" because it closely resembled its own, even sharing a similar name.

The only difference was…

One was a Cat. One was a Tiger.

And then, when she revealed her external spirit bones, the Dark Devil Evil Tiger had immediately recognized them.

Those bones…

Had come from its own kind.

It had assumed that some other Dark Devil Evil Tiger had died, and its soul bones were taken.

It hadn't thought much of it.

But now

The moment it saw Ye Cheng standing before it, holding that Nine Tiered Pagoda, the truth smashed into its mind like a lightning bolt.

And the Future Video… was about the future!

Which meant

THE POOR, UNLUCKY BASTARD IN THAT VIDEO… WAS ME?!?!?!?

A chill ran down its entire spine, from the top of its skull all the way to the tip of its tail.

For the first time in its life

The Dark Devil Evil Tiger shuddered in absolute terror.

 RUN!!!

That was the only thought in its mind.

It knew that even with its exceptional talent, it stood no chance against the monstrosity before it.

Unless it used its trump card, there was no hope of survival.

But even that trump card wasn't guaranteed to work.

If it could 100% guarantee a kill, it would have already ruled the entire Star Dou Forest instead of being driven out by the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python.

The safest option?

Lure this monster into the Core Region.

If it could get him to fight the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python, maybe just maybe

It could escape.

Decision made

BOOM!!!

A surge of black mist erupted from its body, radiating a terrifyingly evil aura.

It posed like it was about to attack…

Then

It did a BACKFLIP

And SHOT OFF INTO THE DISTANCE LIKE A BLACK STREAK OF LIGHT!!!

"..."

Ye Cheng: "..."

Ning Rongrong & Zhu Zhuqing: "...???"

(End of chapter.)

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